USMC 103337: Navy Day Parade, 1944

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103337: Navy Day Parade, 1944 Citation information USMC 103337: Navy Day Parade, 1944. (MISC-16-2; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1261 Marine Corps Library Number 2080-16 Additional identifiers MISC-16-2; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103337 Decade 1940 Date 1944-10-27 Description Footage of the 1944 Navy Day Parade in Washington, D.C. Civilians line the street and watch the parade. Female Marines march down the street, followed by the Drum and Bugle Corps, Marines, trucks carrying Marines and 105 mm Howitzers, sailors, WAVES, a female Naval Drum and Bugle Corps, and the wreckage of a Japanese Mitsubishi G4M bomber with a sign that reads, "Jap bomber 'Betty' captured Solomon Islands'. The bomber has the tail number F-312. Location(s) Washington (D.C.) Camera crew D. Davidge; H. Maxwell Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on October 27, 1944. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 244 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 10/28/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 6:48 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II